KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, July 30 | Kansas City, Missouri, police have now opened a death investigation after human remains found in Nelson, Missouri, were positively identified as Amber Simpson, 41.
After a missing persons investigation was started following a report on June 3, investigators were led to a location in Nelson, Missouri — police discovered human skeletal remains there.
The medical examiner identified the remains as Simpson's this week, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.
Detectives working the death investigation in Kansas City are seeking information from anyone who may have been in contact with Simpson in May leading up to her disappearance.
KCPD said it is working with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and the Saline County Prosecutor's Office to identify and determine potential charges associated with any subject(s) of interest that are identified.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the KCPD Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043 or the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-8477.
ORIGINAL REPORT, June 9 | The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman who was last seen in May.
Amber Simpson was last seen in the area of E. 23rd Street and Kensington Avenue in KCMO.
She is described as a white female with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police said Amber's family is concerned about her safety and well-being.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the KCPD Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043 or 911.
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